Gerschgorin Circle Theorem
Wm C Bauldry
Appalachian State University
The eigenvalues of a (complex) matrix lie in circles determined by the row-norms centered on the diagonal elements. This worksheet contains the function Gerschgorin that builds a plot to visualize the theorem. The syntax is simple: Gerschgorin(<Matrix>). A plot structure is returned showing the "Gerschgorin circles" with blue centers and the associated eigenvalue as a red box.
The 'Gerschgorin' function.
Examples
A matrix with real enties and one with complex entries; both have complex eigenvalues.
An Animation
Animation showing the effect of perturbing a single matrix element on the eigenvalues of the matrix B from above.
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